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Re: My keyboard does not last longer than a year... Jeroen Landheer7-Aug-09 13:22 Jeroen Landheer 7-Aug-09 13:22  Actually, nope. But I use the keyboard more than 10 hours each day. That wears them down... Best regards, Jeroen Landheer Re: My keyboard does not last longer than a year... John M. Drescher7-Aug-09 15:34 John M. Drescher 7-Aug-09 15:34  My current keyboard is over 5 years old at home. At work it was 7 to 10 before I replaced it with a $29 Microsoft keyboard / intellimouse optical combo last year. I have the same combo at home. John Re: My keyboard does not last longer than a year... Huisheng Chen7-Aug-09 16:44 Huisheng Chen 7-Aug-09 16:44  my oldest harddisk is over 16 years old, it should work if there is a suitable slot... and so does my first mouse and keyboard, really working fine but they are too old, so I sent them to somewhere corner, however, new mouses and keyboards are too crappy, most of them do not last long, especially mouses, I bought the best Logic-Tech I could find here and they only last for about 6 months before the clicks behave abnormal...... Regards, unruledboy_at_gmail_dot_com http://www.xnlab.com Re: My keyboard does not last longer than a year... Jeroen Landheer7-Aug-09 18:33 Jeroen Landheer 7-Aug-09 18:33  Have you tried the MX Revolution from Logitech? It's an (very) expensive mouse, but it's the only one which survived here for more than a year. (Most other mouses whent after 3-6 months straight to the litterbin.) Best regards, Jeroen Landheer Re: My keyboard does not last longer than a year... Adam Maras8-Aug-09 1:22 Adam Maras 8-Aug-09 1:22  +1 for the MX Revolution. I'm quite angry at myself for losing the receiver for it... Adam Maras | Software Developer Microsoft Certified Professional Developer Screen cleaning Pinto14-Aug-09 3:15 Pinto1 4-Aug-09 3:15  Never clean any of it, but then the cleaners don't clean the office very well either. Had to do my screen the other day as I bit into a tomato and all the seeds and stuff squirted all over my screen. I don't recommend them as screen cleaners....We used to have a chap who regularly sneezed all over his screen at least once a day - it was disgusting - his screen that is hihihihi Albinjose3-Aug-09 22:40 Albinjose 3-Aug-09 22:40  hihihihih sometimes it's very dusty Md. Marufuzzaman3-Aug-09 15:24 Md. Marufuzzaman 3-Aug-09 15:24  Im not liveing in a clean atmosphere, sometimes it's very dusty. Thanks Md. Marufuzzaman Depends on the component Michael Dunn3-Aug-09 12:12 Michael Dunn 3-Aug-09 12:12  I use a can of air to blow out dust and gunk from the keyboard every 2-3 months or so. I still have an old IntelliMouse Explorer v1.0, and I can't tell if it's dirty or the finish is just worn down from many years of use. Probably a bit of both. I occasionally blow dust out of my lappy's fans and exhaust vents, although I really should do that part more often. --Mike-- Dunder-Mifflin, this is Pam. Strange habbits Battlehammer3-Aug-09 8:29 Battlehammer 3-Aug-09 8:29  I worked with a guy who would clean not only his key board and mouse but also his telephone whenever anyone walked into his cube. Just a bit strange if you ask me. Re: Strange habbits Baeltazor4-Aug-09 1:42 Baeltazor 4-Aug-09 1:42  maybe he's a Germophobe. Regards, Jason Pezzimenti. Re: Strange habbits Battlehammer4-Aug-09 4:18 Battlehammer 4-Aug-09 4:18  Yes, he is. When he buys a bottle of soda, he washes it for 10 minutes before opening it. What's strange is, he has the filthiest car that I have ever seen and at times even his clothes look dirty. I have read where some of these germophobes are so afraid of dirt that they don't wash certain things. He is also one of the smartest programmers that I have ever met. Go figure. :confused I hope you don't fell this is cynical W∴ Balboos, GHB3-Aug-09 6:22 W∴ Balboos, GHB 3-Aug-09 6:22  I hope you don't fell this is cynical, but at the time I'm typing this, there are nine (9 !) who clean their keyboards daily. Why do I feel that someone has waaaaaaay tooooooo much time on their hands?* * DUst can't settle on a busy keyboard ! "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert "It's a sad state of affairs, indeed, when you start reading my tag lines for some sort of enlightenment. Sadder still, if that's where you need to find it." - Balboos HaGadol Re: I hope you don't fell this is cynical Mycroft Holmes3-Aug-09 16:23 Mycroft Holmes 3-Aug-09 16:23  It's not like most of us SHARE a keyboard after all. The work obsesive comes to mind..... Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH After all, it IS just an electro-static air cleaner... BobBlack15913-Aug-09 5:19 BobBlack1591 3-Aug-09 5:19  I have seen many CPU heat sinks totally loaded with "dust bunnies." Of course, by that time, it has generally been a "port mortum" to see why the computer died! It is especially important if you locate your CPU on the floor, to pop the case and blow out all of the dust on a regular basis. Yearly is NOT too often! My personal computers at home get cleanned out on a six month rotation... No set schedule. John M. Drescher3-Aug-09 3:39 John M. Drescher 3-Aug-09 3:39  However it is more frequently if there is a bottle of Windex in the same room. John Keyboard yes / Mouse yes / computer no Corporal Agarn3-Aug-09 3:24 Corporal Agarn 3-Aug-09 3:24  I am one of the people who need to clean the mouse weekly (track ball helped). I clean my key board every month or so. The computer we take outside and wear masks and safety glasses to blow the dust bunnies out every year or two. Forgot to say when I clean the monitors is when I point to something and the dust falls off. Science Experiments... Karl Sanford3-Aug-09 2:52 Karl Sanford 3-Aug-09 2:52  This survey reminds me of a high school science experiment I did a long time ago. We were tasked with taking cultures of everyday objects and seeing if we could get anything to grow on an agar dish. Our team took swabs from a urinal, car tires, lockers and a teachers keyboard. After two weeks in a warm dark environment, the culture from the teachers keyboard had twice as much 'stuff' growing on it than anything else! The next was the culture from the lockers, then the tires, and the urinal was the cleanest. "It's like the sixties, but with less hope." Re: Science Experiments... John M. Drescher3-Aug-09 9:47 John M. Drescher 3-Aug-09 9:47  Karl Sanford wrote: urinal was the cleanest Thanks. John Does it count if ... micmanos3-Aug-09 2:35 micmanos 3-Aug-09 2:35  my wife does all the cleaning? Re: Does it count if ... Huisheng Chen5-Aug-09 23:05 Huisheng Chen 5-Aug-09 23:05  how lazy u r Regards, unruledboy_at_gmail_dot_com http://www.xnlab.com Whenever I . . . W∴ Balboos, GHB3-Aug-09 1:12 W∴ Balboos, GHB 3-Aug-09 1:12  Whenever I spill my coffee and it gets into the keyboard. It's really only a token gesture, making the keyboard comfortable as its keys stop working one-by-one. Fortunately, I am right-handed, so it only disables the less-important keys, such as those on the keypad and ENTER. "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert "It's a sad state of affairs, indeed, when you start reading my tag lines for some sort of enlightenment. Sadder still, if that's where you need to find it." - Balboos HaGadol Re: Whenever I . . . Baeltazor4-Aug-09 1:41 Baeltazor 4-Aug-09 1:41  can i use your last tagline please? it's so funny Regards, Jason Pezzimenti. Re: Whenever I . . . W∴ Balboos, GHB12-Aug-09 1:43 W∴ Balboos, GHB 12-Aug-09 1:43  Help yourself - please! I need all the positive reinforcement I can get.* *Long Delay In Reply Because I went to Jamaica to get rid of my tan lines. "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert "It's a sad state of affairs, indeed, when you start reading my tag lines for some sort of enlightenment. Sadder still, if that's where you need to find it." - Balboos HaGadol Cleaning? Keyboards and Mice? AGieg2-Aug-09 22:33 AGieg 2-Aug-09 22:33  Never Ever! They will be exchanged every 6 month. Monitor are cleaned regularely, at least once a week.

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